VS 2010 designer error 'Could not find type XYZ' in Windows7. Works fine in XP

Question

I\'m stuck on a problem in VS 2010 C# .NET. I\'ve had a project on Windows XP that includes forms, classes and a handful of my own custom components. These components are si

Answer 1

If your project is targeted at 64 bit, you need to build for 32 bit and choose the 32-bit solution while doing your GUI editing. This is because studio is 32-bit so cannot load 64-bit controls.